Home Portrait: Buttrick Farm in Concord steeped in history

Thursday

But if owning a magnificent country estate that figures in Concord’s history is your dream, then Buttrick Farm on Monument Street may be what you’re looking for.

The farmhouse was built by Joseph Buttrick, whose brother Colonel John Buttrick, commanded the Concord Minutemen at the Battle of the Old North Bridge.

The property includes the farmhouse, a five-bedroom cottage built in 1920, a barn with eight stalls, a tack room, hayloft and great room, and an indoor riding ring, as well as a couple of outbuildings for storing equipment, sleds or what have you.

It’s hard to describe the setting without going overboard. The view is “one of the best in all of Concord,” according to Realtor Abby Gurall White from LandVest. To the south, the view encompasses the rolling farmlands of Hutchins Farm, Great Meadows and other parcels with conservation restrictions, so at no point will the land along this stretch of Monument Street be built on.

The wood frame house retains its country cred: wide pine and oak floorboards, front and back staircases, varying ceiling heights and rooms that ramble along a winding hallway. But the kitchen and bathrooms have been updated within the last few years to include new appliances, bathroom tiles and fixtures so you don’t feel as though you’re in a period museum.

There’s a brick path to the front door in a herringbone pattern, off one of two driveways to the property. Inside, there is a tile-floored hall and the front staircase to the second floor.

The first floor

To the left is the living room with a wood-burning fireplace and built-in shelves on either side. The windows are new, but are the characteristic six-by-nine design. (Six panes above nine below.) A bow window overlooking the street provides a charming sitting area within the living room.

Off the living room is the dining room which is dominated by an enormous wood-burning fireplace with a crane, or pot hook. Its distinctive red wallpaper and sconces make it the perfect room for a family dinner or entertaining focal point.

The kitchen is well-equipped with two sinks, two dishwashers, a double oven, a six-burner gas Viking range with a griddle, and wood countertops. A slab of marble provides a great food prep surface. The cabinets have glass fronts to display your china and glassware. The floor is square Spanish terracotta tiles in a warm earth tone. Tall pantry cabinets hold all your dry food and linens.

The back door opens into a mudroom with a coir mat floor, which White said was installed so that those in riding boots could come in and not harm the floor. But the coir is a soft yet sturdy floor material for shoes and boots too. The mudroom is outfitted with hooks and shelves to hold all your coats and athletic gear. A large upright Subzero freezer is in the mudroom.

Off the kitchen is a sunny informal dining area with a brick floor, wall of windows, and a slider to an outdoor patio. Low fieldstone walls define the outdoor entertaining spaces. A laundry room is behind the kitchen.

The family room has another wood-burning fireplace, skylights and built-in shelves, and a half-bath off the hall.

The second floor

On the second floor there are five bedrooms, or four and a study/office, and three full bathrooms all with new fixtures and decor.

The master bedroom spans the width of the house, and has a fireplace, with sconces on either side, and a huge hand-hewn wood ceiling beam down the center. Two ample closets with automatic lights are at one end. The master bath has marble floor, a tub/shower with subway tiles and a marble vanity. Shelves for linens and bath supplies are built in along one wall.

Four additional bedrooms wind along the upstairs hall. Each has its own personality. A loft is a surprise off the hall. A small study or reading room completes the second floor layout, right off the back stairs, so you could run down to the kitchen and grab some coffee and get your day started in privacy and comfort.

“It’s a versatile layout, perfect for guests or teens,” said White.

The cottage

The property includes a two-story cottage in back of the main house. Inside there is a spectacular enclosed glass four-season heated sunroom with skylights and a view, well, you can see forever down a valley of open fields and farmland.

The first floor also has a master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and skylights, and a bath with double vanity and tub/shower. You’ll find a living room, dining room and half bath on the ground floor. The updated galley kitchen has a four-burner Viking gas range and a Samsung dishwasher. A mudroom with a terra cotta tile floor has a laundry area nearby.

The cottage has a door to an attached two-car garage. The second floor has three bedrooms and a full bath.

The barn

The barn, added in the 1890s, has eight stalls, a ladder to a hayloft, a tack room, a wash stall to bathe horses, and a great room that would be terrific for informal entertaining. It’s paneled with a linoleum floor, cabinets for all those blue ribbons, bench seating and a wood stove in one corner. The barn has a studio apartment on the second floor.

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